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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What else does Dr Rieux muse about in relation to the plague?
(a) Its symptoms/manifestations.
(b) Its use as a biological weapon.
(c) Its geography.
(d) Its power.

2. Who is also in attendance when Cottard is questioned?
(a) Dr Rieux.
(b) Fr. Pertelote
(c) M. Grand.
(d) Inspector Clouseau.

3. What does Dr. Rieux urge the committee to do?
(a) Avoid panicking the citizens.
(b) Inoculate the Prefect with anti-plague serum.
(c) Get rid of all rats.
(d) Start public health measures as if the disease is plague.

4. How many people have contracted the disease and recovered?
(a) Everone has recovered.
(b) None. All have died.
(c) Forty.
(d) One.

5. Why is M. Grand an interesting character?
(a) His life is not fulfilling, yet there is a mystery about him.
(b) He leads an adventurous life.
(c) He has solved a great mystery.
(d) He has discovered something amazing hidden in the municipal archives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the focus in the questioning of Cottard?

2. Why does Rieux ask Tarrou to do this?

3. Who is Jean Tarrou?

4. Who is the first victim of the plague?

5. In what country is the story set?

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